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WO1998007480A1 - Appareil pour patin a roulettes alignees convertible - Google Patents

Appareil pour patin a roulettes alignees convertible Download PDF

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WO1998007480A1
WO1998007480A1 PCT/US1997/014669 US9714669W WO9807480A1 WO 1998007480 A1 WO1998007480 A1 WO 1998007480A1 US 9714669 W US9714669 W US 9714669W WO 9807480 A1 WO9807480 A1 WO 9807480A1
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Nigel H. John
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C17/00—Roller skates; Skate-boards
    • A63C17/04—Roller skates; Skate-boards with wheels arranged otherwise than in two pairs

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  • the present invention relates to in-line roller skates, and more particularly, pertains to an in-line roller skate apparatus that is capable of being converted from a training configuration to a regular configuration.
  • in-line roller skate apparatus specifically configured to facilitate training is fully disclosed in my prior patent Design No. 359,095 of June 6, 1995.
  • an in-line roller skate apparatus comprising spaced front and rear assemblies with the front wheel assembly comprising a single wheel whereas the rear assembly comprises a pair of parallel spaced wheels in a side-by-side arrangement.
  • This combination has been found to be highly stable when used by neophyte skaters giving a sense of early confidence and accelerating the learning curve for normal in-line skating.
  • the present invention provides an in-line roller skate apparatus having a boot assembly and a wheel support assembly attached to the sole of the boot assembly.
  • the wheel support assembly is characterized by a generally inverted U- shaped bracket portion having a rear wheel assembly at a first or rear end, a front wheel assembly at a second or front end, and an intermediate portion extending axially therebetween and having spaced mounting apertures for receiving second and third wheel assemblies positioned substantially evenly between the front and rear wheel assemblies.
  • the rear wheel assembly includes first and second wheels and a removable mounting spindle assembly for attaching the first and second wheels to the first end of the support bracket in a spaced side-by-side configuration.
  • a conversion kit of separate parts comprising at least one additional wheel and three wheel mounting spindle assemblies.
  • the rear wheel assembly optionally is removed from the support bracket and individual wheels are mounted by their respective single wheel mounting spindles in the first through fourth wheel positions to convert the in-line skate from a "training configuration” comprising a dual wheel assembly at the rear and a single wheel assembly at the front of the support bracket, to a "regular use configuration” comprising four spaced single wheels mounted axially on the support bracket.
  • Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new in-line roller skate apparatus capable of being easily converted from a "training configuration" of enhanced stability to a "regular configuration.”
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new in-line roller skate apparatus which includes a rear wheel assembly featuring first and second wheels in a generally parallel spaced side-by-side relation and a removable mounting spindle assembly for attaching the first and second wheels to the support bracket of the skate apparatus.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new in-line roller skate apparatus which includes a conversion kit of separate parts comprising at least one additional wheel and three single wheel mounting spindle assemblies such that the rear wheel assembly optionally may be removed from the support bracket and individual wheels mounted by their respective single wheel mounting spindles in the first through fourth wheel positions of the bracket assembly to convert the in- line skate from a "training configuration" to a "regular use configuration.”
  • Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the convertible in-line skate apparatus of the invention in the "training configuration.”
  • Figure 2 is a bottom elevational view of the invention of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2.
  • Figure 4 is an elevational view, partly in cross-section, of an alternatively preferred dual-wheel mounting spindle assembly.
  • Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the invention in the "regular use configuration.”
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Figure 2.
  • Figure 7 is a plan view of the conversion kit of the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
  • an in-line roller skate apparatus generally indicated by reference numeral 10 having an upper boot assembly 12 for receiving the foot of an individual and a lower wheel support bracket assembly 14 suitably attached to the sole of the boot as is well known in the in-line roller skate art.
  • Bracket assembly 14 extends longitudinally
  • bracket assembly 14 (axially) between a rear or first end toward a distal front or second end 18 and generally speaking has an inverted U-shaped transverse cross-sectional shape ( Figures 2 and 3).
  • bracket assembly 14 has upper horizontal wall portions 20 and a pair of opposed, parallel downwardly depending side walls or skirts 22 and 24.
  • the usual rear brake pad and brake pad supporting bracket may also be provided, but the details of these parts are outside the scope of the present invention.
  • first pair of opposed apertures 26, 26' is located proximal to first end 16 of bracket assembly 14; the second pair of opposed apertures 28, 28' is located proximal to second end 18 of bracket assembly 14; and third and fourth pairs of opposed through apertures 30, 30' and 32, 32', respectively, are located intermedially between apertures 26, 26' and 28, 28'.
  • the axes of the four pairs of opposed apertures are generally parallel to each other, are transverse (perpendicular) to the longitudinal axis of bracket 14, and are substantially evenly spaced apart longitudinally with respect to each other.
  • a first wheel assembly 34 is mounted on bracket assembly 14 through apertures 26, 26'; a second wheel assembly 36 is mounted on bracket assembly 14 through apertures 28, 28', and no wheel assemblies are mounted through apertures 30, 30' and 32, 32'.
  • the in-line skate apparatus of the invention is in the "training configuration.”
  • First wheel assembly 34 comprises, in turn, a pair of identical conventional in-line roller skate wheels 40, and a spindle or axle assembly 42 comprising a first bolt member 44 having an enlarged phillips head 46 at one end and a female threaded receptacle 48 at its opposed other end; and a second bolt member 50 having an enlarged phillips head 52 at one end and a male threaded shank 54 at its other opposed end which threaded shank is complementary to the female threaded receptacle 48 such that the two bolts may be securely matingly engaged one with the other in an axially opposed fashion.
  • first bolt member 44 and the length of second bolt member 50 are such that when the male shank 54 is screwed into female receptacle 48, the bolts 44, 50 form an axle for the aforementioned pair of conventional in-line roller skate wheels 40 substantially as shown in Figure 3.
  • a spacer bushing 55 between side walls 22 and 24 and through which bolt member 44 axially extends may be provided to impart increased bearing strength to wheel assembly 34.
  • the modified bolt arrangement of Figure 4 may alternatively be employed.
  • bolts 44 and 50 are of more equal length and a portion of the shank 54' of bolt 50 (male) remains unthreaded.
  • second wheel assembly 36 comprises a single conventional in-line roller skate wheel 40, and a spindle or axle assembly 56 comprising a first bolt member 58 having an enlarged phillips head 60 at one end and a female threaded receptacle 62 at its opposed other end; and a second bolt member 64 having an enlarged phillips head 66 at one end and a male threaded shank 68 at its other opposed end which threaded shank is complementary to the female threaded receptacle 62 such that the two bolts may be securely matingly engaged one with the other in an axially opposed fashion.
  • first bolt member 58 and the length of second bolt member 64 are such that when the male shank 68 is screwed into female receptacle 62, the bolts 58, 64, form an axle for the aforementioned single conventional in-line roller skate wheel 40 substantially as shown in Figure 6 where it will be particularly observed that the wheel is mounted between the sidewalls 22, 24 of bracket assembly 14 as in a conventional in-line roller skate apparatus.
  • Single wheel spindle assembly 56 ( Figure 6) therefore is of lesser axial extent than dual-wheel spindle assembly 42 ( Figure 3).
  • first wheel assembly 34 includes first and second wheels transversely spaced apart and positioned on the axle formed by interengaged bolt members 44, 50 outboard of the side walls 22, 24, respectively.
  • This dual-wheel spaced-apart “outboard” mounting feature together with the mounting of second wheel assembly 36 at the second end 18 of bracket assembly 14 where single conventional wheel 40 is supported between side walls 22 and 24 (i.e. "inboard"), combine to provide enhanced stability when skate apparatus 10 is in use.
  • neophyte skaters are able to skate easily with reduced incidents of falling to quickly learn the feel and techniques in-line roller skating leading to attendant gains in confidence and enjoyment.
  • the conversion kit of the present invention preferably comprises a pair of conventional in-line roller skate wheels 40 (one to be used as a spare), and three (3)

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L'appareil pour patin à roulettes alignées faisant l'objet de cette invention comprend un ensemble bottine (12) et un ensemble support de roues (14) fixé à la semelle de l'ensemble bottine. Ledit ensemble support de roues (14) se caractérise par une partie support généralement en forme de U inversé (14), dotée d'un ensemble roues arrières (34) placé à une première extrémité située à l'arrière, d'un ensemble roue avant (36) placé à une deuxième extrémité située à l'avant et d'une partie intermédiaire s'étendant dans le sens axial entre les deux extrémités. Cette partie intermédiaire est pourvue d'ouvertures de montage espacées qui sont destinées à recevoir le deuxième ensemble roue (30) et le troisième (32), ces ouvertures étant placées de façon équilibrée entre l'ensemble roue avant et l'ensemble roues arrières. L'ensemble roues arrières est composé d'une première roue et d'une deuxième (40) ainsi que d'un ensemble axe de montage détachable (42) servant à fixer la première et la deuxième roues à la première extrémité de la patte d'attache, lorsque les roues sont placées côte à côte et espacées. L'invention prévoit également un jeu de pièces séparées qui permet de faire passer le système d'une position à une autre, ce jeu étant composé notamment d'au moins une roue supplémentaire et de trois ensembles axes de montage de roues (56). En cours d'utilisation, l'ensemble roues arrières peut, si l'utilisateur le souhaite, être détaché de la patte d'attache. Chaque roue est montée par son axe de montage individuel dans l'une des quatre positions de roues, ce qui permet de convertir le patin à roulettes alignées d'une configuration 'débutant', présentant un ensemble à deux roues à l'arrière et un ensemble à une seule roue à l'avant de la patte d'attache, à une configuration 'utilisation normale', présentant quatre roues espacées, montées dans un sens axial sur la patte d'attache.
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EP1112761A1 (fr) * 1999-12-27 2001-07-04 TECNICA S.p.A Patin à roulettes en ligne ayant un axe pour monter des roulettes latérales
FR2877853A1 (fr) * 2004-11-16 2006-05-19 Cedric Carl Platine de patin a roulettes munie d'un systeme de freinage.
WO2008013424A1 (fr) * 2006-07-27 2008-01-31 Chang Ju Lee Dispositif pour patin à roulettes alignées
CN102614650A (zh) * 2012-04-20 2012-08-01 太仓市车中宝休闲用品有限公司 便携滑板
CN103933727A (zh) * 2014-01-08 2014-07-23 太仓市车中宝休闲用品有限公司 铝挤型材制成的摆脚式旱冰鞋

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US1989344A (en) * 1933-07-06 1935-01-29 Jules H Weinberg Skate
US3086787A (en) * 1960-08-03 1963-04-23 Christine A Wyche Roller skate
US3901520A (en) * 1974-06-21 1975-08-26 Raymond Lee Organization Inc Skate
US5193827A (en) * 1992-04-14 1993-03-16 O.S. Designs, Inc. Convertible in-line roller skates
US5224718A (en) * 1990-11-28 1993-07-06 Robert Gertler Foot transport device
US5398949A (en) * 1991-03-01 1995-03-21 Tarng; Min M. Tangs figure-blade roller skate

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US1989344A (en) * 1933-07-06 1935-01-29 Jules H Weinberg Skate
US3086787A (en) * 1960-08-03 1963-04-23 Christine A Wyche Roller skate
US3901520A (en) * 1974-06-21 1975-08-26 Raymond Lee Organization Inc Skate
US5224718A (en) * 1990-11-28 1993-07-06 Robert Gertler Foot transport device
US5398949A (en) * 1991-03-01 1995-03-21 Tarng; Min M. Tangs figure-blade roller skate
US5193827A (en) * 1992-04-14 1993-03-16 O.S. Designs, Inc. Convertible in-line roller skates

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1112761A1 (fr) * 1999-12-27 2001-07-04 TECNICA S.p.A Patin à roulettes en ligne ayant un axe pour monter des roulettes latérales
FR2877853A1 (fr) * 2004-11-16 2006-05-19 Cedric Carl Platine de patin a roulettes munie d'un systeme de freinage.
WO2008013424A1 (fr) * 2006-07-27 2008-01-31 Chang Ju Lee Dispositif pour patin à roulettes alignées
CN102614650A (zh) * 2012-04-20 2012-08-01 太仓市车中宝休闲用品有限公司 便携滑板
CN103933727A (zh) * 2014-01-08 2014-07-23 太仓市车中宝休闲用品有限公司 铝挤型材制成的摆脚式旱冰鞋

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